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MUS 253

Jazz Improvisation I

Catalog2026-2027
Credits2 units
LevelLower Division
Average gradeB+
Standard

Overview

Description

Performance-oriented study of the basic techniques of improvisation in the jazz idiom.

Units

Lecture2

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • aurally identify many of the great jazz improvisors of the past and present.
  • demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the basic scales and chords used in jazz improvisation.
  • memorize and perform several basic jazz tunes.